34 CHECK LIST OF THE 
Order PICI. Woodpeckers, etc. 
Faminry PICIDA.. WoopPEcKERSs. 
GENUS DRYOBATES. 
163 Hairy Woodpecker 
(Dryohates villosus.) 
A common resident, breeding throughout the Province. 
164. Downy Woodpecker. 
(Dryobates pubescens medianus.) 
A common resident, breeding throughout the Province. 
Genus PICOIDES. 
165. Arctic three-toed Woodpecker. 
(Picoides arcticus.) 
Common resident in the northern part of the Province, rare winter 
visitor in the southern part. Breeds in the northern portion of its 
range. 
166. American three-toed Woodpecker. 
(Picoides americanus, ) 
Resident in the northern part of Ontario but much less abundant 
than the last. I have no record of its occurrence in southern Ontario. 
Genus SPHYRAPICUS. 
167. Yellow-bellied Woodpecker. (Sapsucker ) 
(Sphyrapicus varius.) 
A common summer resident, breeding throughout its range in the 
Province. 
Arrives about the middle of April, departs about the middle of 
September. 
wich It is this species only that bores holes in the bark of trees for the 
R°bItY 
purpose of obtaining the sap. 
Genus CEOPHL(US. 
168. Pileated Woodpecker. (Cock of the woods.) 
(Ceophlceus pileatus abieticola.) 
Resident, but restricted to that part of the country still covered 
with heavy timber. Breeds throughout its range in the Province. 
